AWARD NOMINATIONS SOLICITED
Nominations are now being solicited for 2000 CPMT Society Awards. If you feel that you or a colleague qualifies, consider taking the time to submit a nomination.
David Feldman Outstanding Contribution Award: To recognize an outstanding contribution to the fields encompassed by the CPMT Society through invention, technical development or executive or managerial directions.
Prize: $1,000 and Certificate
Basis for Judging: Contributions to the organization or enterprises connected with the field; patent invention; contributions to CPMT Chapter, Section or Board of Governors activities; contribution to scientific or engineering basis of CPMT technology.
Eligibility: Recipient must have been a member of IEEE and CPMT for at least five years.
Outstanding Sustained Technical Contributions Award: to recognize outstanding sustained and continuing contributions to the technology in fields encompassed by the CPMT Society.
Prize: $1,000 and Certificate
Basis for Judging: Technical contributions must be sustained and continuing over a period of at least five (5) and preferably 10 years. One major contribution will not qualify. Must be documented by open literature publications such as papers, patents, books and reports (available to the public).
Eligibility: Must have been a member of the IEEE and CPMT Society for at least three (3) years.
Electronics Manufacturing Technology Award: to recognize major contributions to Electronic Manufacturing Technology in fields encompassed by the CPMT Society.
Prize: $1000 and Certificate
Basis for Judging: Contributions may include technical development of, or management (directing) of major new electronic manufacturing processes; significantly increasing yield and/or reliability of established manufacturing processes, etc. Work in the management of CPMT conferences or its BoG may be contributory but not sufficient to receive the award.
Outstanding Young Engineer Award: To recognize outstanding contributions to the fields encompassed by the CPMT Society through invention, technical development, publications, or new product implementation.
Prize: $500 and Certificate plus one year free membership in CPMT with all CPMT Transactions.
Basis of Judging: Technical contributions through patent invention, contributions to technology or product development within the CPMT Field of Interest. May encompass management (directing) of significant new product introduction or implementation of major new electronic manufacturing processes; significantly increasing yield and/or reliability of established manufacturing processes. Contributions to the Society, through the BoG, Conferences, Chapters, etc., will also be considered. Proof of contributions may consist of open literature publications (preferred) such as papers, patents, books, and reports (available to the public). At least three (3) letters from peers and management at the nominee's place of employment attesting to the accomplishment(s) can be accepted in lieu of publications.
Eligibility: Must have been a member of the IEEE (member grade or above) for at least three (3) years, and must be less than 35 years of age at the time of nomination.
Guidelines for Nominators:
Ø Past recipients of an award are not eligible to receive that same award. For list of past awardees, see the CPMT Society Home page (http://www.cpmt.org/awards.html).
Ø An individual may submit only one nomination per award but may submit nominations for more than one award.
Ø It is the responsibility of the nominator to provide quality documentation to assist the Awards Committee in evaluating the candidate. Please refer to the Basis of Judging for each award. Although not required, letters of endorsement may be provided.
Ø Please send nominations to CPMT Society Awards Committee Chair by e-mail, fax or mail:
Rao Bonda , Mail Drop EL606 Phone: 602 413 6121
Motorola, Inc. Fax: 602 413 3608
2100 East Elliot Road, email: r.bonda@ieee.org
Tempe, AZ 85284
Nominations must be received by 1 December 2000. Winners will be notified by 15 February 2000. Awards will be presented at the 2000 Electronic Components and Technology Conference unless an alternate venue is selected by the winner. -- --submitted by Rao Bonda